You’ve seen your students, your kids, even yourself mesmerized by videos and podcasts on your cellphone. What if you could film/record your own, then edit them incorporating special effects to share with a specific audience? Are you hooked yet? If this appeals to you … Continued
Recently we held a workshop at Douglas College titled “Creating emotional safety in learning spaces,” which was facilitated by Leva Lee of BCcampus; Sandra Polushin, CFCS faculty; and Steven Bishop and Hope Miller from the Learning Designer team of Academic … Continued
By Steven Bishop I am getting better at answering the question, âWhat you are talking about is important, but what does that have to do with technology?â This question is probably more implied, and probably more personal and internal, than … Continued
What it is Have you ever been part of a group (in class, online, or in the workplace): Where you didn’t feel comfortable or empowered to participate? Where one group member was being culturally insensitive to another? Where you felt bullied? We … Continued
The open education community is abuzz about open pedagogy. While not losing sight of the importance of using, revising, and creating open educational resources, many are thinking more about how to open up their teaching and learning practices. But how might … Continued
Where am I? What is the latitude and longitude of this place? How far above the earth am I suspended? Where does this water come from? How is the coolness provided here? Where does the warmth come from? How is … Continued
A meta-cognitive look at creating an audio-recording based assignment Episode II – 8:19 minutes After our initial meeting, Lisa Smith and I met for a second time with a more decided perspective on how to proceed with creating an audio-recording-based … Continued
(Part two of Naive Art for Educational Media) Have a vision for your project. Is it a high concept, short and artful film, or are you wanting to provide practical information? Instructor or topic introductions, how-to instructions, and concept explanations … Continued
Our job is to work with faculty to integrate educational technology in their courses. That means training with a capital T, as well as running special events (guest speakers, symposiums, webinars, etc.). But connecting with them is no easy feat. … Continued
Media Easy Wins – Part one In painting, “fine art” involves formal training, skillful technique, and the use of perspective, refined colour palette and subtle representations. Naive art might lack many or all of these qualities, and has been judged … Continued